| Assocname: | Azerbaijan Handball Federation |
| Abbrev: | AHF |
| Logosize: | 200px |
| Countryflag: | Azerbaijan |
| Iocnation: | Republic of Azerbaijan (AZE) |
| Url: | www.handball.az |
| Sport: | Handball |
| Othersport1: | Beach handball |
| Historytitle: | HISTORY |
| Demographicstitle: | DEMOGRAPHICS |
| Affiliationstitle: | AFFILIATIONS |
| If: | International Handball Federation |
| If Abbr: | IHF |
| If Joined: | 1992 |
| Nationalolympiccom: | National Olympic Committee of the Azerbaijani Republic |
| Continentalassoc: | European Handball Federation |
| Electedtitle: | GOVERNING BODY |
| President: | Saleh Mammadov |
| Sectitle: | HEADQUARTERS |
| Address1: | ABU Arena, K. Rahimov St. 15, 1072 Baku |
| Country: | Azerbaijan  |
| Secretarygeneral: | Yusif Atakishiyev |
| Financetitle: | FINANCE |
The Azerbaijan Handball Federation (AHF) (az|Azərbaycan Həndbol Federasi̇yasi) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball in the Republic of Azerbaijan. Founded in 1992, AHF is a member of European Handball Federation (EHF) and the International Handball Federation (IHF).[1] [2]
In October 1958, Baku hosted the first international handball match between the national team of the capital and the team of Tbilisi, in which the team from Baku won. From 1956 to 1961, a number of handball matches were held in the Soviet Union, in which Baku teams took part. The Spartak women's team placed 5 times 1970-1974. Since 1991, the handball teams "Aipara", "Baku", "Haiita", "Abu" began to represent Azerbaijan at the international level.[3]